This is a square shawl in the Shetland/English style. It has a large, asymmetrical motif with heavy use of stockinette stitch in the center panel, and lace pattern border and edging. Optional beads trim the outer edgings.

The finished shawl is 45 inches (114.3 cm) across and tall when blocked. There is an opportunity to increase the overall size of the shawl by increasing the border. Doing this will require not only more yarn, but will also require more beads. Increasing the border by one repeat, will add 6” to both the width and height of the shawl, and require at least 440 yards of additional yarn and 80 more beads. Additional repeats will require more than 440 yards of additional yarn (beyond the 440 for the first extra repeat) for each repeat, and will require an additional 80 beads (on top of the 80 beads for the first added repeat).

The knit-along was free to join before September 15, 2009. The finished pattern will be available soon. $2 of the sale of each copy of the pattern will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

The not-so-mystery shawl knit-along features a spoiler page (if you want to view the completed shawl in advance) and discussion groups for early/fast knitters as well as “don’t spoil the surprise” knitters.